 | Xu Caihou inspects in NDU and units in Jinan and Shijiazhuan While making an inspection tour in the troop units stationed in Jinan and Shijiazhuang and the National Defense University (NDU) over April 21-25, Xu Caihou, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out that conducting the activity of deeply studying and implementing the scientific outlook on development is a vital strategic arrangement made by the 17th National Congress of the CPC, an important move to arm the Party and the armed forces with the latest achievements of the application of Marxism in China, and likewise a concrete step to enhance the governing capability and the building of the advanced nature of the Party in an all-round way. At present, as the experimental work in the armed forces is in full swing, each experimental unit must have a clear understanding of the significance of the work and do a good job in the experimental work in the spirit of great responsibility, with high political zeal and a solid work style, Xu said during the inspection. Xu Qiliang, member of the Central Military Commission and commander of the PLA Air Force, Liu Zhenqi, deputy director of the General Political Department of the PLA, Deng Changyou, political commissar of the PLA Air Force, Fan Changlong, commander of the Jinan Military Area Command, Fang Fenghui, commander of the Beijing Military Area Command, Fu Tinggui, political commissar of the Beijing Military Area Command, Wang Xibing, president of the National Defense University, and Tong Shiping, political commissar of National Defense University, accompanied Xu Caihou during the inspection tour. The Fighters in the video are form PLA Air Force 12th Air Division (Location: Zhangzhuang Airport 张庄机场, Jinan City 济南, Shandong province) in Jinan Military District. |
 | Nutty River District The Nutty River district is always getting invaded by cogs 24/7. Toons work all hard all day long to prevent the invasion. Some toons 'die' others are win. My toon, not risking getting killed again by going into a three story cog building, shows what happens in the Nutty River district. Due to large amounts of cog invasions, it isn't a safe place for low level toons as the cogs can reach level 10 in Toontown Central! My toon rankings Low level toon: 15 - 20 laff Gifted toon 21 - 39 Medium Level toon 40 - 69 Experienced toon 70 - 100 High level toon 101 - 120 Super Military toon 121 - 129 The "Invincibles" 130-137 In the Number Cruncher Invasion, lets not forget my best friend - King Clyde The green mouse. Helps me when I need help the most! :) BTW I have never seen a toon of the incincibles group before. Disney changed the highest laff from 129 to 137. The audio and video went slightly out of sync when the video was uploaded just to say. |
 | Cruel Sheep transport under Army supply cover - Naresh Kadyan Representative of OIPA in India Naresh Kadyan, Chairman - PFA Haryana handed over two trucks along with 190 sheep's in each truck & these animal were shifted from Delhi to J&K for slaughter purpose under Army - Military supply cover where as these animals would be killed for consumption of local meat markets in J&K. As per the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 :- 1. Violation of section 3 because owner of the animals can not transport animals like this & responsibility fixed on the owner of the animals. 2. Violation of the section 11 - No one can transport animals like this 190 in double decor position against 40, responsibilities be fixed on the owner of the animals & vehicle as well,other persons also be hold guilty including drivers & attendants along with purchaser to promote animal cruelty read with 120-B of the Indian Panel Code being an organized crime against animals -Punishment of criminal conspiracy. 3.Violation of the 279 IPC - Rush driving or riding on a public way. 4. Violation of the 428 IPC - Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees, 429 IPC -Mischief by killing or maiming cattle etc of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees. As animals are being shifted in a very cruel manner under very heavy stress, pain, injury & death even. 5.Violation of the section 38 of the P.C.A Act, 1960 as under this authority central Govt. made the rules - Cattle transport rule 1978 amended in 2001. As per the provisions made under section 96 - 97 'a certificate should be obtained from the Chairman, Animal Welfare Board of India before transportation', NOBODY CARES. 6. Violation of the Delhi Police Act, 1978 if a crime commuted in Delhi jurisdiction or any other law / rule made out by the state Govt. being an animal as state subject. 7. Violation of the section 29 of the P.C.A Act, 1960 being an second offense, animal should be forfeited to the Govt. / Power of court to deprive person convicted of ownership of animals. 8. As per section 35 of the P.C.A Act, 1960 - all animals to be kept in a Infirmaries during court trial but Haryana Govt. failed to maintain Infirmaries as per High Court orders. In this case SHO, Rai failed to lodge an FIR as OIPA / PFA Haryana lodged a complaint & animals were downloaded in the Police Station campus but with the help of Haryana Police, all animals were reloaded in a same cruel manner & then released, reasons told that this is army supply, OIPA / PFA Haryana strongly opposed the Police decision because Police have no authority to do so with out any court orders - let the court decide not Police, this illegal act of Haryana Police put big question mark on the integrity of the Police officials concerned & we demand legal action against tainted police officials also as Army - Indian Military also have no right to violate the law of the land, if animals are being shifted to Army then it is the responsibilities of the supplier because during transport animals are not a property of Indian army & army have no right to violate animal related laws, where as OIPA / PFA Haryana also cought 4 trucks carrying animals from Delhi to J&K / FIR was lodged with the Police Station, Pipli in Kurukshetra District / all animals were downloaded in a Gaushala at Taravadi in Karnal District. SHAME on the working of the SPCA Delhi / Delhi Police as daily 12768 vehicles carrying animals like this coming to Delhi / crossing Delhi / going out from the Delhi, SHAME on Haryana Police as they failed to stop the animal cruelty in their state as well, all relevant Govt. are responsible for heavy revenue loss fifty lacs per day which they have lost due to their non-functioning to stop the animal cruelty & they were entitled to charge as a fine. |
 | Representative Barbara Marumoto on District 19 Representative Barbara Marumoto introduces District 19 to the viewers. Aloha, I am Representative Barbara Marumoto, your legislator in the Hawaii House of Representatives. I represent the 19th House District that runs from 6th Avenue in Kaimuki through Waialae Iki Ridge. The state facilities in the neighborhood are mostly educational institutions, but a central part of the district is H-1 Freeway and Kalanianaole Highway. These are state roads so, I report all potholes and overgrown or under-watered landscaping to the state Department of Transportation. That agency always responds to my calls, but never fast enough to suit me. The District consists of several residential neighborhoods, the oldest being Kaimuki. The ewa boundary is 6th Avenue and runs to around 20th Avenue. It is bounded on the mauka side by Waialae Avenue and the makai side by Alohea Avenue. Half of Kahala is in the 19th District, the part closest to Diamond Head. The single family homes are occupied by locals and kamaainas but interspersed with occasional mansions. However, it remains a quiet and attractive neighborhood. I also represent the posh East Diamond Head area as far as the Lighthouse. How many of you saw the US postage stamp featuring our historic Diamond Head Lighthouse? Several hundred families live in Waialae Nui Valley -- in high rises, townhouses and single family residences. Their proximity to Kahala Mall, Wilson School and the city playground make this friendly neighborhood a convenient place to live. Most Waialae Nui Ridge residents have spectacular views from their hilltop homes. They drive through Aina Koa Valley to get home. Many 442 WWII veterans were original buyers in the valley, and now they are joined by new senior residents at the Kahala Nui Retirement Community. On the kokohead end of the District we find Kalani Valley and Waialae Iki Ridge. Everyone knows where the Kalani High School is, but few know that the back of Kalani Valley is a quiet, beautiful neighborhood. Waialae Iki is a large subdivision with many fine homes.and good people. What all these diverse neighborhoods want from their state government is good public education. There are many outstanding and Blue Ribbon Schools in the area. For instance, on 8th Avenue we find Liholiho School. Recently, the students put on a fun performance of the opera, Barber of Seville. On Koko Head Avenue and Waialae Avenue stands Queen Lydia Lili'uokalani School, the oldest and proudest school in the district. A block away you will find the well-utilized and popular Kaimuki Public Library. The only public charter school in the district, Waialae Charter is located on 19th & Pahoa Avenue. The parents & community have guided the school for over two decades. Instead of a principal, Waialae is operated by a CEO. Wilson Elementary is found in Waialae Nui Valley. Many students with geographic exceptions attend this and other East Honolulu schools that are known for academic excellence. Next door to Wilson is the Honolulu District Offices of the Department of Education. Many years ago Waialae -Kahala had pig farms. After Bishop Estate built a subdivision here, parents agitated for a school. Kahala was the first in the area and is now known for quality public education. One of my grandsons attends this school. The most outstanding middle school in the state, Kaimuki Middle, stands on Kilauea Avenue at 18th Avenue. The school boasts a great library, a good music program and many other positive features. Last year the school adopted the wearing of uniforms. Uphill from Kaimuki Middle stands Kapiolani Community College, KCC, an excellent vocational and liberal arts institution of learning on a scenic and beautiful campus on the slopes of Diamond Head. Soon we will see the construction of the KCC Culinary Arts Center on the site of the old Army Cannon Club. It will be a world class culinary program. Diamond Head State Monument has 800,000 visitors a year. We've been able to obtain $4.4 M last year to widen trails, develop new trails, and prevent rockslides - inside and outside the crater. Next to KCC you will find Leahi Hospital, a long term care facility that also houses other state offices. Leahi is part of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation. Next door on Kilauea Avenue side, you will see the Department of Health Diamond Health Mental Health Center that services the Honolulu side of Oahu. This is the warm and wonderful 19th House District and the institutions that make it a great place to live. |
 | Visit of Gori (Géorgie/Georgia) Gori is a city in eastern Georgia, which serves as the regional capital of Shida Kartli and the centre of the homonymous administrative district. As of 2002, it had a population of 49,500. Gori is well known for being the birthplace of Joseph Stalin. Gori is located 76 kilometers west of Georgia's capital Tbilisi, at the confluence of the rivers Mtkvari and Greater Liakhvi, 588 meters above sea level. The climate is transitional from moderately warm steppe to moderately humid. Summer is usually hot. The average annual temperature is 10.9°C, minimal in January (-1.2°C) and maximal in August (22.5°C). The maximum precipitation falls in May (76mm) and minimum in August (34 mm) and January (30 mm). The territory of Gori has been populated since the early Bronze Age. According to the medieval Georgian chronicles, the town of Gori was founded by King David IV (r. 1089-1125) who settled there the refugees from Armenia. However, the fortress of Gori (Goris-Tsikhe), appears to have been in use already in the 7th century, and archaeological evidence indicates to the existence of an urban community in the Classical Antiquity. In 1299-3, Gori was captured by the Alan tribesmen fleeing the Mongol conquest of their original homeland in the North Caucasus. The Georgian king George V recovered the town in 1320, pushing the Alans back over the Caucasus mountains. With the downfall of the medieval Georgian kingdom, Gori -- strategically located on the crossroad of major transit routes -- was frequently targeted by foreign invaders and changed its masters on several occasions. It was first taken and sacked by Uzun Hassan of the Ak Koyunlu in 1477, followed by Tahmasp I of Persia in the mid-16th century. By the end of that century, Gori passed to the Ottomans and became their major outpost in Georgia until being recovered by the Georgians under Simon I of Kartli after heavy fighting in 1599. The town was once again garrisoned by the Persians under Shah Abbas I in 1614. In 1615, Gori was annexed by Georgia from the Russian Empire. Following the successive occupations by the Ottomans (1723-35) and Persians (1735-40s), Gori returned to the Georgian control under the kings Teimuraz II and Erekle II whose efforts helped advance economy and culture in the town. Following the Russian annexation of Georgia, Gori was granted the status of a town within the Tiflis Governorate in 1801. It grew in size and population throughout the 19th century, but was destroyed in the 1920 earthquake. An important industrial center during the Soviet Union, Gori suffered from an economic collapse and the outflow of population during the years of a post-Soviet crisis of the 1990s. Gori is located in the proximity to the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone. It is connected to breakaway South Ossetia's capital Tskhinvali via a railroad spur which has been defunct since the early 1990s. In the 2000s, Georgia has increased military infrastructure in and around the city. Thus, the Central Military Hospital was relocated from Tbilisi to Gori and reequipped in October 2006.[1] On January 18, 2008, Georgia's second NATO-standard military base was inaugurated at Gori. It is to accommodate the 1st Infantry Brigade of the Georgian Ground Forces.[2] On August 9, 2008, Gori was attacked by Russian jets as part of the 2008 War in South Ossetia. Georgia reported 60 civilans dead as a result of bombings of residential buildings.[3] Skynews reported that bombs hit a Georgian military facility (including a munitions warehouse) and civilian apartments were hit by exploding munitions from that warehouse. Gori was reportedly overrun by Russian forces on August 11.[4] Gori and its environs house several notable cultural and historical landmarks. Although for many foreigners Gori is principally known as Joseph Stalin's birthplace, in Georgian historical memory the city has long been associated with its citadel, the Goris-Tsikhe, which is built on a cliffy hill overlooking the central part of the modern city. On another hill, stands the 18th-century St. George's church of Gorijvari, a popular place of pilgrimage. The ancient rock-hewn town of Uplistsikhe and the 7th-century Ateni Sioni Church are located not far from Gori. Stalin's association with the city is emphasized by the Joseph Stalin Museum in downtown Gori and the Stalin monument in front of the City Hall, one of the few such monuments to survive Khrushchev's de-Stalinization program. The monument was a source of controversy in a newly independent Georgia in the 1990s, but the post-Communist government acceded to the Gori citizens' request and left the statue untouched.(wikipedia) VALPARD FILMS http://valpardfilms.awardspace.com/ |
 | Recruiter Station Shut Down Recruiter station shut down. Yes its true. Sometimes we win. In this case a demonstration, led by Iraq Vets Against the War (IVAW), marching by the military recruiter stations in the Central District of Seattle diverted into the parking lot and forced the recruiters to close the office. Even more amazing, the outnumbered police decided to defuse the situation by removing their forces from in front of the recruiter's storefront. Its worth watching just to see the look of puzzlement on a reporter's face when the police, who moments before were brandishing pepperspray, abruptly abandon the recruiter station. This action footage is set to David Rovic's powerful song "We'll shut them down." (check out his website at www.davidrovics.com) Next we feature an interview and a couple rap pieces performed by Son, who was in the Seattle area to support Lt. Watada. This is a powerful political rapster, worth checking out, both on the show this week, and on his website: www.sonofnun.net. Then we turn to the case of Agustîn Aguayo, an Army medic who became a conscientious objector while serving in the Army. His formal application for conscientious objector status was turned down by Army brass, but that didn't change how he felt about things, so he did a tour in Iraq without loading his weapon. When they were going to send him back again, he escaped rather than return to the killing fields. His court martial finally occurred recently, and he was given a surprisingly light sentence. In our segment, filmed just before the court martial, we meet his wife, kids, and mother, who were all at Fort Lewis to support Lt. Watada. We finish the show up this week with a rousing song: "The War is Over," performed live from the stage at the Lt. Watada rally. |
 | Power to the People - Al-Qudas Turbine Expansion The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Central District is woking with the Al-Qudas Power Plant in Taji just north of Baghdad to increase electricity generation at the site by 40 per cent. The first step is building two huge cement pedestans to support new turbines. Kevin Casey has more... |
 | Mona Lisa NYC New York City (5 Boros Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island, and The Bronx) original personal photos from our trip from Long Island set to Elton John's Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters. Photos include City College, Manhattanville, Abyssnnia Baptist Church, Clinton Hill, Inwood, Times Square, Theatre District, Broadway, 42nd Street, Grand Army Plaza, Alvin Ailey, Bedford Stuyvesant, FIT, Subway, Flat Iron, Trump, UN, LIC, Pepsi Sign, Silvercup Studio Sign, Empire State Building, Strawberry Fields, Horse & Buggy, Grand Central Station, Penn Station, Brooklyn Heights, London NY Telectroscope, Rockefeller Center, Dakota, Grants Tomb, Riverside Church, Staten Island, Ellis Island, Ferry, Yankee Stadium (old and new ground), Shea Stadium, Statue of Liberty, World Trade Center, Liberty Island, Prospect Park Tennis House, Williamsburg bridge, Time Warner, Verrazano Narrows Bridge, 5 Boro Bike Tour, Hell's Kitchen, Coney Island (cyclone, parachute jump, astroland), Financial District, Chrysler, Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge, Intrepid Museum, Crown Heights. |
 | New Turbines at Al-Quds Power Plant The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Central District is working with the Al-Quds Power Plant north of Baghdad to increase electricity generation at the plant by 40 percent. The $160 million project is installing two new gas turbines to serve 180,000 more homes. |
 | IRAQ UPDATES: therealnews.com Latest spate of bombings undermines US assertion that Sunni insurgency waning 55 min ago view context links | Clashes between security forces and Shiite fighters in Baghdad's Sadr City killed two people and injured 18 on Wednesday. In the southern port city of Basra, the British military launched an offensive after militiamen attacked an Iraqi army patrol in the Haiyaniah district. Basra has seen some of the country's fiercest fighting since a government offensive against militia fighters there began on March 25.Today's violence comes after yesterday's multiple bombings in the northern and central parts of the country, which killed at least 60 people and undermined the US's assertion that the Sunni insurgency is waning. |
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